National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
FZUS54 KBRO 142148 CCA
CWFBRO

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
448 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.

GMZ100-150915-
448 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An enhanced pressure gradient will produce adverse to
hazardous winds and seas along the Lower Texas Coast through mid-
week. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution and Small Craft Advisory
will be needed in response to the stronger winds and higher seas.
More favorable marine conditions will occur later in the week as
the gradient relaxes.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-150915-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
448 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Rough on the bay becoming choppy after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on
the bay becoming rough in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Rough on the bay becoming choppy
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate
chop on the bay.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.

$$

GMZ150-155-150915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
448 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas
up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional
seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas
up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

$$

GMZ170-175-150915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from
20 to 60 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from
20 to 60 nm-
448 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet
at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas
up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional
seas up to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

$$